“We put our coats on; we sat down on the sofa; we stayed still until everything passed," Rodriguez said.

The high winds left downed powerlines, large tree branches and debris of all sorts scattered across lawns, roadways and even near the highway near Cleveland.

“The wind was just ridiculous and we didn’t hear this come down but he happened to walk into the kitchen and looked out the window and he saw this wire laying down," said Marge Menge of Cleveland.

In Newburgh Heights, crews were working to restore power to the traffic light at Harvard and Washington Park Street. FirstEnergy hopes to have all the power restored to customers by 11 p.m. on Wednesday night. It could be Thursday morning before power is completely restored around northeast Ohio.

"(It sounded) Like someone was walking on my roof; it was really strong," said Yvonne Jackson.

A FirstEnergy spokesman tells FOX 8 that ice caused some accessibility issues Wednesday morning for crews working in the field.